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BONIS PENINSULA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-15. MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS, PREPARED FOR SURRENDER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE JAPANESE, WENT ASHORE AT JAPANESE NAVAL HEADQUARTERS, BONIS PENINSULA. SHOWN, CAPTAIN C.W. SLATTERY, AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE SURRENDER PARTY, CONFERRING WITH CAPTAIN SAWAHARA AND CAPTAIN GOTO, THE JAPANESE OFFICERS PREVIOUSLY IN CHARGE OF NATIVE LABOUR FOR JAPANESE NAVAL FORCES IN THE BUKA PASSAGE AREA. THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE FIRST DAY OF SURRENDER DISCUSSIONS, THE JAPANESE OFFICERS WERE DIRECTED TO BRING ALL NATIVE CHIEFS TO JAPANESE HEADQUARTERS FOR INSTRUCTIONS FROM CAPTAIN SLATTERY.
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